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Biology Root Words

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cyt/cyto

a)

Cell

b)

Same

c)

Nucleus

d)

Small

2.

En, endo, ent

a)

Gel, fluid

b)

True, normal

c)

In, within

d)

Above, high

3.

Ex/o

a)

Partial

b)

Out of, away from

c)

In, within

d)

Water

4.

Plasma

a)

Gel, fluid

b)

Empty

c)

Small

d)

Partial

5.

Ule, elle

a)

Stop, balance

b)

Attracted

c)

Fear

d)

Small

6.

Vacu

a)

Pass through

b)

Same

c)

Empty

d)

Above, high

7.

Eu

a)

Before, toward

b)

True, normal

c)

Stop, balance

d)

Water

8.

Pro

a)

Before, toward

b)

True, normal

c)

Nucleus

d)

Same

9.

Kary

a)

Attracted to

b)

Fear

c)

Nucleus

d)

Same

10.

Homeo

a)

Empty

b)

Partial

c)

Stop, balance

d)

Same

11.

Iso

a)

Above, high

b)

Pass through

c)

Equal, same

d)

Below, low, less

12.

Hyper

a)

Above, high

b)

Below, low, less

c)

Equal, same

d)

Water

13.

Hypo

a)

Equal, same

b)

Above, high

c)

Below, low, less

d)

Partial

14.

Permea

a)

Pass through

b)

Water

c)

Partial

d)

Fear

15.

Semi

a)

Pass through

b)

Partial

c)

Small

d)

Same

16.

Bio

a)

Earth

b)

Water

c)

Life

d)

Nucleus

17.

Stat, stasis

a)

Same

b)

Fear

c)

Stop, balance

d)

Attracted to

18.

Hydro

a)

Cell

b)

Pass through

c)

Partial

d)

Water

19.

Philic

a)

True, normal

b)

Nucleus

c)

Attracted to

d)

Fear

20.

Phobic

a)

Empty

b)

Water

c)

Attracted to

d)

Fear

21.

Eukaryotic

a)

Before Nucleus

b)

True Nucleus

c)

True Cell

d)

Before Cell

22.

Prokaryotic

a)

True Nucleus

b)

True Cell

c)

Before Nucleus

d)

Before Cell

23.

Homeostasis

a)

Likes water

b)

Cell Fluid

c)

Fear of water

d)

Constant balance

24.

Cytoplasm

a)

Out of the cell

b)

Cell Fluid

c)

True Nucleus

d)

Within the cell

25.

Hydrophilic

a)

Water loving

b)

Water hating

c)

Partial Cell

d)

Empty cell

26.

Hydrophobic

a)

Water fearing

b)

Water loving

c)

Partial Fluid

d)

True Fluid

27.

Semipermeable

a)

Highly pass through

b)

Partially Attracted

c)

Partially pass through

d)

Less pass through

28.

Biology

a)

Fear of life

b)

Study of life

c)

Love of life

d)

Before life

29.

Ana

a)

Before

b)

Apart

c)

Middle

d)

Color

30.

Chrom

a)

color

b)

end

c)

appearance

d)

dark, black

31.

Inter

a)

middle

b)

after

c)

before

d)

between

32.

Melan

a)

center

b)

color

c)

dark/black

d)

before

33.

Meta, meso

a)

Middle

b)

thread

c)

change

d)

body

34.

Mito

a)

Middle

b)

Thread

c)

Change

d)

Center

35.

Mut/a

a)

Middle

b)

Thread

c)

Change

d)

Center

36.

Oma

a)

Dark, black

b)

End

c)

Abnormal, tumor

d)

Away from

37.

Som/a, somat

a)

appearance

b)

Back/color

c)

Abnormal, tumor

d)

Body

38.

Telo

a)

End

b)

MIddle

c)

Center

d)

Before

39.

De

a)

Thread

b)

condition of being

c)

appearnce

d)

Away from, down

40.

Phas/e

a)

Appearance

b)

Condition of being

c)

Condition, state

d)

Center

41.

Osis

a)

Condition, state

b)

Center

c)

appearnce

d)

Away from, down

42.

Ate, ation

a)

Center

b)

Appearance

c)

Condition of being

d)

Color

43.

Centro

a)

Change

b)

Thread

c)

Color

d)

Center